The Arts Council and University of North Georgia will open the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Series with “How to Make Movies at Home.”

In the film, Jonah’s band of local DIY filmmakers is threatened when a Hollywood team comes to sign Hillport, Maine, as a location for a big TV show. Jonah goes to war with Hollywood, but her real problems might be with her best friend, who has designs on the Hollywood producer’s girlfriend.

With practical lessons on cinema craft woven throughout, “How to Make Movies at Home” is a wild, infectious celebration of the DIY world and a proud instigator for a new value system in the world of movies.

The film is part of a unique interactive program of six award-winning independent films and their filmmakers coming to Gainesville, Hall County and Dahlonega. The other films in the series are:

“Birth of the Living Dead” directed by Rob Kuhns and Esther Cassidy on Oct. 14 at University of North Georgia - Gainesville - Martha T. Nesbitt Academic Building

“GMO OMG” directed by Jeremy Seifert on Nov. 18 at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center in Gainesville, GA